A Norwich jury earlier this month found that Mychael Wright of Norwich was not guilty of home invasion, burglary and larceny charges stemming from a December 2014 incident at 25 Denison Ave. in New London.

Wright, 44, also known as "Skillet," was also on trial in Superior Court for two counts of risk of injury to a minor for allegedly frightening two small children who were in the home at the time. On May 6, the jury found him not guilty of one of risk of injury charges and was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the other charge.

Wright had been accused of kicking in the door of his friend Ramon Colon's home, threatening him with a knife and scaring the children.

"My client has always maintained his innocence, and we're very gratified with the jury's result," said his attorney, Linda J. Sullivan.

At the trial, Wright testified he made arrangements to have Colon drive him to an oral surgeon's office. Nobody answered the door when Wright went to the home that morning, he testified, so he drove to the appointment, where he had four wisdom teeth removed. He said he drove back to the home, and Colon came out when he knocked on the door. He said they were talking outside when the door locked behind Colon. They used a table to reach a window and gain access to the apartment, Sullivan said.

"No weapon was used," Sullivan said. "No knife was ever recovered. There was no evidence of damage to the lock on the front door or back."

Wright is married with two children and works at Faria Tachometer, Sullivan said.

Judge Arthur C. Hadden, who presided at the trial, declared a mistrial on the risk of injury count after the jury said it was deadlocked. That part of the case was returned to the court docket and will be discussed further by Sullivan and prosecutor Stephen M. Carney.

In taking the case to trial, Wright had turned down an offer to plead guilty in exchange for a three-year prison sentence.

k.florin@theday.com